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The City of Madison asks residents to have more environmentally-friendly yards. Many do. A few get prosecuted for it.

October 19, 2015 Maria C. Powell, PhD

By Janette Rosenbaum, Madison freelance journalist. *** In the 1970’s, Madison became the first city to legalize natural yards – that is, yards that feature native plants in natural-style assemblages,…

Dane County Parks ecological restoration Public Participation

This is what “Conservation” looks like in Dane County Parks…

September 4, 2015 Maria C. Powell, PhD

Seventeen 80-year-old trees were cut down in Lake View Hill Conservancy County Park in ten hours of one day, Sept 3, 2015….VIDEO 1 …and ground up on the spot…. VIDEO…

Dane County Parks ecological restoration Pesticides Public Participation Toxins

Dane County Parks Celebrates Earth Week by Cutting Down Many Large Trees

April 24, 2014 Maria C. Powell, PhD

(Cut tree stumps treated with pesticides, Lake View Hill Park, April 23rd) On Earth Day and the day after, April 22rd and April 23th 2014, contractors hired by Dane County…

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Reflections on Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 15, 2024 Jim Powell

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“Maria Powell wasn’t just an activist. In Madison, she was the premier environmental activist.”

November 18, 2023 Jim Powell

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MEJO founder Dr. Maria C. Powell has passed away

November 14, 2023 Jim Powell

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MEJO founder Dr. Maria Powell wins Bill Iwen Environmental Justice Award

October 28, 2023 Jim Powell